Pollinator plant

tall meadow rue

Thalictrum polygamum

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Common names

2 names · 1 language
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  • Meadow rue
  • tall meadow rue[1]
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • tall meadow rue — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Thalictrum pubescens Pursh.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Ranunculaceae

The complete-name usages checked in Catalogue of Life agree on this family; authorship and accepted-name identity remain unresolved.

Sources [1]
Native range
E. Canada to E. U.S.A.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Meadow rue (Thalictrum polygamum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Thalictrum pubescens — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1367422; ID 562FT; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Thalictrum pubescens — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 253526, 253533; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 997275, 997276, 997277, 997278, 997279, 997280, 997281, 997282, 997283, 997284, 997285, 997286, 997287, 997288, 997289, 997290, 997291, 997292, 997293, 997294, 997295, 997296, 997297, 997298, 997299, 997300, 997301, 997302, 997303, 997304, 997305, 997306, 997307

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.